哩 (lei5 le1 li1 | li1 li5) : mile; speak indistinctly

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哩

lei5 le1 li1

li1 li5

(1)[n] mile
(2)[v] speak indistinctly

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

哩

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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咖哩雞 gaa3 lei1 gai1 ga1 li1 ji1 = [1] chicken curry; [2] (slang) lovebite

咖哩 gaa3 lei1 = curry

平方哩 ping4 fong1 lei5/jing1lei5 ping2 fang1 li3; ping2 fang1 ying1 li3 = square mile

平方英哩 ping4 fong1 jing1 lei5 ping2 fang1 ying1 li3 = square mile

咖哩粉 gaa3 lei1 fan2 = curry powder

哩哩啡啡 le5 le5 fe1*5 fe1*5 = messy, untidy

嘰哩咕嚕 gi1 li1 gu1 lu1 ji1 li5 gu1 lu1 = sound of a foreign language; talk in an indistinct manner, jibber jabber

茄哩啡 ke1 le1 fei1; ke1 le1 fe1 = [adj] carefree; [n] extra 粵

咖哩牛肉 gaa3 lei1 ngau4 juk6 = curry beef

咖哩魷魚 gaa3 lei1 jau4 jyu4*2 = curry squid
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Showing 1 example containing 哩

問佢嘢佢又唔答，答嚫哩就模稜兩可粵
He does not answer when asked; whenever he responds, they are vague.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 哩
Unicode code for this character: U+54E9 (off-site link)

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